Rare Silver & Niello Fish Shape Amulet Pendant, Teddy Kollek Collection, Persia, Ca 1900.

The fish shape pendant with niello floral and foliage ornaments inscribes “SHADAI” (one of God’s names) with five tussles each with a Hebrew letter making the Kabbalistic initials for the five angels: Uriel, Refal, Gavriel, Michael and Nuriel.
Fish is considered in the Jewish tradition as a god luck, prosperity and health amulet.
Comes with a silver chain.

This amulet was part of the collection of the late legendary mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek (see below).
Theodor “Teddy” Kollek (May 27, 1911 – January 2, 2007) Was mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, as well as founder of the Jerusalem Foundation.
Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1989.
After reluctantly running for a seventh term in 1993 at the age of 82, he lost to Likud candidate Ehud Olmert (former Israeli prime minister).
During his tenure Jerusalem developed into a modern city, especially after its reunification in 1967.
He was once called “the greatest builder of Jerusalem since Herod.
“Kollek dedicated himself to many cultural projects during his lengthy term in office, most notably the development and expansion of the Israel Museum.
From 1965-1996, he was president of the museum, and officially designated its founder in 2000.
When the museum celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1990, Kollek was named “Avi Ha-muze’on” (“father of the museum”).

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